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Category: thoughts & opinions

Long-form posts dedicated to film and film-going.

thoughts & opinions

Remembrance Day

Lest We Forget

Posted on November 11, 2013November 16, 2013
thoughts & opinions

Don’t Rain on My Parade: The Rush to Slam Films in The 21st Century

As if trying to drown out advance hype wasn’t bad enough, we now have to sift through increasingly early dissent.

Posted on October 22, 2013October 27, 2013
thoughts & opinions

Not Your Kind of People: Talking to People Who Aren’t Into Movies

Ever meet somebody new and have to refrain from asking things like “Seen the new Winding Refn?”

Posted on September 23, 2013December 23, 2013
thoughts & opinions, TIFF

Tending the Talk: Why I Hope You’ll Read During TIFF

As I pick up a 27th ticket, I think like a reader for a moment.

Posted on September 4, 2013September 7, 2013
thoughts & opinions, TIFF

Orphans, Bawlers, Brawlers and Bastards: TIFF Films left Unchosen

Admitting to mistakes I haven’t made yet.

Posted on August 21, 2013August 26, 2013
site news, thoughts & opinions

Six Pack: The Matinee Turns Six Years Old

It all began six summers ago…

Posted on August 20, 2013August 29, 2013
thoughts & opinions

Pony Up: Whispers of Studios Asking More for Less. MUCH Less.

One of the dumbest ideas ever to come out of a town notorious for dumb ideas.

Posted on June 24, 2013June 28, 2013
thoughts & opinions

When It Began

Thinking back on the movies I watched as a boy…and more specifically, the way I watched them.

Posted on May 14, 2013May 18, 2013
news, thoughts & opinions

Dear Roger Ebert…

I’m trying to shake the feeling that I’m a student who is suddenly without his teacher.

Posted on April 5, 2013April 10, 2013
thoughts & opinions

The Worst: How Does One Assign the Bottom Slot in a Director’s Filmography?

It’s not always as easy as pointing to DARK SHADOWS.

Posted on March 12, 2013March 18, 2013
thoughts & opinions

Long Road: Reflecting on 2000 Posts

Time flies when you’re having fun. I must be having a blast because I almost didn’t notice time had flown to the tune of 2000 posts.

Posted on March 6, 2013March 12, 2013
thoughts & opinions

All At Once: Consuming Television in the Information Age

The hell of consumption Netflix has unleashed with House of Cards makes me wonder about how we consume our television and why.

Posted on February 18, 2013February 23, 2013

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